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International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on library education presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Learning and Library Networks at Mid-Career Level: The Possible Contribution of the Library Schools" by M. H. Heine (United Kingdom); (2) "Network Implications for Library Education: Planning for (the)…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Information Science
Dunstan, Peter – 1986
Librarians need to take the initiative and seize the opportunities presented by a changing environment and society's demands for greater access to information. New technologies such as laser disks, machine indexing, telefacsimile, microcomputer applications, and fiber optics are having an immense impact on the practice of librarianship, and the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Information Dissemination
Chipman, Sally L. – 1988
This discussion of effective communication for leaders in the field of librarianship begins by providing a historical overview which highlights the librarian's influential role from the earliest days of recorded language; the evolution and modification of words in individual languages from crude forms to their electronic storage and transmission;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Higher Education, History
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1988
The 23 papers in this collection include papers on special libraries and miscellaneous contributed papers: (1) "Networking Potentialities and Limitations--Special Library Networks in Socialist Countries--An Overview, and the Main Ways of Perestroika in the Work of Scientific and Technical Libraries at the Present Stage" (D. Schmidmaier…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Agriculture, Cataloging
Vladimirov, L. I. – 1974
To avoid duplication of effort, and to prevent a waste of the resources of research institutions and the time and energy of research personnel, coordination of scientific research in the field of library science within countries and on an international basis is necessary. An important step toward the creation of a world-wide system of control and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Centralization, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
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van Gils, Wouter – Information Services and Use, 1994
Describes the library of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences in the Netherlands, explains its collaboration with other scientific libraries, and discusses the results of a survey of users that was conducted to determine document delivery needs. Highlights include interlibrary loan requests, information suppliers, methods of access, and price.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Higher Education